Bowers, Marmion H., was born at Moore’s Hill, Dearborn Co., Ind.; educated at Farmer’s College, O.

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Bowers, Marmion H., was born at Moore’s Hill, Dearborn Co., Ind.; educated at Farmer’s College, O.; studied law at the State University, Bloomington, Ind.; practiced law at Aurora, Ind., and edited a newspaper; removed to Texas in 1852; resumed practice of law at Austin, 1853; raised a company for Confederate service in 1861; elected captain of Company C, 16th Regt. Texas Volunteer Infantry (Flournoy’s); loss of health caused his early resignation ; elected, while absent from Austin, a member of 10th Legislature from Travis County; made his reputation by urging legislative enactments against irregular impress- ments of property by Confederate States agents and others; edited Southern Intelligencer a few months after the war; in 1869 elected State Sena- tor from Travis district; took a commanding part in all important measures of the several sessions of that Legislature, resisting the arbitrary school, militia, and police bills. His speech on martial law in time of peace is regarded as exhaustive and conclusive. He reached a high position at the Austin bar. He was a consistent and earnest mem- ber of the Baptist church at Austin from 1854 to the time of his death, March 3, 1872. From the Baptist Encyclopedia by William Cathcart